Children being bullied at school because they practise their religion 

A recent study carried out by the National Anti-Bullying Centre found teachers of religious education have specific concerns about students who are practising Catholics being targeted for bullying more than those who are not. File picture: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire

Religion teachers fear students who are practising Catholics are being targeted for bullying more than those who do not practise a religion.

That’s according to Dr James O'Higgins Norman, the Unesco chair on Tackling Bullying in Schools and Cyberspace and director of the National Anti Bullying Research and Resource Centre at Dublin City University.